More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. When was “Maharashtra Bhushan”, the highest civilian award presented by the government of Maharashtra first started?
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. The famous saint of Maharashtra Saint Tukaram belonged to which of the following Bhakti sects in the state?
A)Kamgar
B)Lipik
C)Varkari
D)None of these
Answer: Varkari
- Q. Which one of the following is not Particularly Vulnerable Tribe in Maharashtra
A)Maria Gond
B)Manner Warlu
C)Kolam
D)Katkaria (Kathodia)
Answer: Manner Warlu
- Q. Who was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?
A)Bal Sitaram Mardhekar
B)Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
D)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Answer: Laxmanshastri Joshi
- Q. The “Maharashtra Bhushan Award” was first awarded in the year
A)1995
B)1996
C)1994
D)1997
Answer: 1996
- Q. At which among the following places, there is no bench of Bombay High court?
A)Nagpur
B)Panji
C)Nasik
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Nasik
- Q. Who of the following was the first person from Maharashtra to become a Grandmaster in chess?
A)Swati Ghate
B)Pravin Thipsay
C)Abhijit Kunte
D)Tejas Bakre
Answer: Pravin Thipsay
- Q. How many State Protected Monuments have been recognized by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Maharashtra?
A)180 Monuments
B)220 Monuments
C)144 Monuments
D)244 Monuments
Answer: 244 Monuments
- Q. Who was the first person of Maharashtra to received Bharat Ratna Award
A)Vinoba Bhave
B)Dhondo Keshav Karve
C)B. R. Ambedkar
D)Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
- Q. Which River is known as the “Life Line of Maharashtra”?
A)Krishna River
B)Godavari River
C)Koyna River
D)Bhima River
Answer: Koyna River
- Q. In which district of Maharashtra the first cooperative sugar factory was established?
A)Sangli
B)Ahmednagar
C)Kolhapur
D)Pune
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
A)Chandrapur
B)Thane
C)Nagpur
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Thane
- Q. __________ wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work “Poverty and unBritish Rule in India”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subramaniam Iyer
C)Justice Ranade
D)K. T. Telang
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The member of Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was
A)Peshwa
B)Mantri
C)Sumant
D)Pandit Rao
Answer: Sumant
- Q. What percentage of population of Maharashtra is literate as per 2011 census?
A)79.60%
B)86.70%
C)82.34%
D)80.80%
Answer: 82.34%
- Q. Which one is the largest district by area wise in Maharashtra
A)Ahmednagar
B)Nashik
C)Pune
D)Solapur
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. In Maharashtra, Journalist Day is celebrated on
A)4th April
B)12th June
C)6th January
D)5th September
Answer: 6th January
- Q. Who is the name of the private residence of Ambanis?
A)Aquilaria
B)Antilia
C)Atkinson
D)Aberdeen
Answer: Antilia
- Q. Who was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in South India
A)Faujtar
B)Kotwal
C)Desmukh
D)Patil
Answer: Patil
- Q. The first Marathi talkie film “Ayodhyecha Raja” was released in the year
A)1932
B)1933
C)1931
D)1934
Answer: 1932
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